Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers Salary in Albuquerque, NM
Median annual salary
$73,380
-4% vs US median ($76,210)
Worth after local cost of living
$83,672
cost index 87.7 (relative rent (Census ACS), US metro median = 100)
Pay range in Albuquerque, NM
| 10th percentile | $60,480 |
| 25th percentile | $62,060 |
| Median (50th) | $73,380 |
| 75th percentile | $73,380 |
| 90th percentile | $74,030 |
| Mean | $70,330 |
| Employed in metro | 1,780 |
A Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers in Albuquerque, NM earns a median of $73,380 per year. That is 4% below the national median of $76,210 for this occupation. Because Albuquerque, NM has a cost index of 87.7 (below the US metro average of 100), that salary has the local purchasing power of about $83,672 in an average-cost metro.
Local context: median household income in the metro is $70,783, median gross rent $1,156/mo, and the median home value $287,800. See the full Albuquerque, NM cost-of-living profile.